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  2. Construction - Wikipedia

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    The construction industry contributes significantly to many countries' gross domestic products . Global expenditure on construction activities was about $4 trillion in 2012. In 2022, expenditure on the construction industry exceeded $11 trillion a year, equivalent to about 13 percent of global GDP. This spending was forecasted to rise to around ...

  3. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of trades in construction. Bell hanger installs mechanical and electrical bell systems; Boilermaker, works in nuclear, oil and gas industry, shipyards, refineries, and chemical plants, on boilers, pressure vessels, and similar equipment. Carpenter, a craftsperson who performs carpentry, building mainly with wood. [1]

  4. Secondary sector of the economy - Wikipedia

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    It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials like metals, wood) and creates finished goods suitable for sale to domestic businesses or consumers and for export (via distribution through the tertiary sector).

  5. Category:Construction industry - Wikipedia

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    Category for the construction industry, the commercial activity of construction (companies, industry people and organisations). Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.

  6. Outline of industry - Wikipedia

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    Primary sector of the economy (the raw materials industry) Secondary sector of the economy (manufacturing and construction) Tertiary sector of the economy (the "service industry") Quaternary sector of the economy (information services) Quinary sector of the economy (humanitarian services)

  7. Industry classification - Wikipedia

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    At the top level, they are often classified according to the three-sector theory into sectors: primary (extraction and agriculture), secondary (manufacturing), and tertiary (services). Some authors add quaternary (knowledge) or even quinary (culture and research) sectors. Over time, the fraction of a society's activities within each sector changes.

  8. Fortune’s new Sector Leaders lists highlight which companies ...

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    These 19 sublists of the 2024 Fortune 1000 make it easy to see, at a glance, which companies are at the top of their sectors by revenue. Fortune’s new Sector Leaders lists highlight which ...

  9. Global Industry Classification Standard - Wikipedia

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    The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries [1] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies.